Release 05
Historical intelligence records, FBI witness reports, digital renderings and military UAP footage brought together in the fifth official release.
Centered Contrast over the Gulf of Oman
A 16-second secondary capture shows an area of contrast remaining generally centered in the infrared sensor display.
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Intelligence Review of “Ghost Rocket†Incidents, 1947
1947 Review of Scandinavian Ghost Rockets
The intelligence review weighs natural explanations against a smaller set of reports assessed as possible low-flying V-1-type missile incidents.
FD-302, “Slow-moving Objects,†2026
FBI Interview: Slow-Moving Objects
A 2026 Special Agent interview describes an afternoon western U.S. incident and links directly to thermal video FBI-UAP-PR007.
FD-302, “Thermally Elevated Aerial Object,†2026
FBI Interview: Thermally Elevated Aerial Object
A 2026 FD-302 records a Special Agent’s account of a nighttime western U.S. incident involving a thermally elevated aerial object.
FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,†2026
First Witness: Multiple Red Lights
A 2026 FD-302 records three incidents within five hours and links a second witness plus two FBI digital renderings.
Digital Rendering 1, “Multiple Red Lights,†2026
Multiple Red Lights — First D037 Rendering
The first FBI digital rendering tied to FBI-UAP-D037 artistically interprets a 2026 first-hand description from two U.S. persons.
Digital Rendering 2, “Multiple Red Lights,†2026
Multiple Red Lights — Second D037 Rendering
The second FBI digital rendering linked to FBI-UAP-D037 provides a separate artistic interpretation of the same 2026 reported incident.
FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,†2026
Second Witness: Multiple Red Lights
A 2026 telephone interview records two western U.S. incidents and connects them to the second witness account and two FBI renderings.
Digital Rendering 1, “Multiple Red Lights,†2026
Multiple Red Lights — First D040 Rendering
The first FBI digital rendering associated with FBI-UAP-D040 visualizes the reported 2026 incident from the second witness record.
Digital Rendering 2, “Multiple Red Lights,†2026
Multiple Red Lights — Second D040 Rendering
The second FBI digital rendering associated with FBI-UAP-D040 offers another artistic interpretation tied to the same 2026 witness account.
Two Slow-Moving Black-Hot Areas
Hand-held thermal footage captured by a U.S. Government Special Agent shows two slow-moving black-hot areas of contrast.
Long Middle East Track across Sensor Modes
A 1:39 source clip tracks a contrast area left to right while the sensor repeatedly changes collection mode and magnification.
Brief Left-to-Right Middle East Transit
The official description isolates a short left-to-right transit between two no-content intervals in a 2025 Middle East sensor record.
FD-302, “Dark Translucent Triangle,†2023
FBI Interview: Dark Translucent Triangle
A 2026 interview records a former Department of War employee’s account of an October 2023 incident near Colorado Springs.
Digital Rendering, “Dark Translucent Triangle,†2023
Dark Translucent Triangle — FBI Rendering
A 2026 FBI digital rendering visualizes the first-hand description documented in FBI-UAP-D026; it is an artistic interpretation, not source photography.
FD-302, “Large Triangle with Red Lights,†2023
FBI Interview: Large Triangle with Red Lights
An October 2025 FD-302 records a U.S. Person’s account of a 2023 Colorado Springs incident paired with an FBI digital rendering.
Red-Lit Triangle — Digital Rendering
An FBI digital rendering depicts a large dark triangular object with red lights above a parking lot, based on the 2023 account in FBI-UAP-D030.
Tracking through Platform Occlusion
The source clip tracks and zooms on a contrast area while a platform component repeatedly obscures portions of the sensor display.
Lower-Frame Transit into Sustained Track
A 51-second source record begins with a lower-frame transit, after which the sensor pans to keep the contrast area generally centered.
Intelligence Information Report, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021
Gulf of Oman Intelligence Information Report
An IIR records the AC-130 aircrew’s reported 2021 observations and provides context for six paired Release 05 video records.
Centered Contrast over the Gulf of Oman
A 16-second secondary capture shows an area of contrast remaining generally centered in the infrared sensor display.
Brief Exit Below the Gulf Sensor Frame
The 30-second secondary capture keeps an area of contrast near center, with a brief moment when it exits the bottom of the frame.
Two-Second Gulf of Oman Sensor Record
The shortest Gulf of Oman clip contains two seconds of a centered area of contrast in the infrared sensor display.
Mode Changes and Fading Contrast
A 13-second Gulf clip shows display elements crossing the view before two sensor modality changes reduce the contrast area’s distinctiveness.
Two Contrast Areas Cross and Re-Enter
The 34-second clip shows larger and smaller contrast areas moving through the frame, with AARO noting substantial overlap with PR122.
Re-Entries in the PR122 Gulf Sequence
A 26-second sequence shows contrast areas exiting and re-entering the frame; AARO notes substantial content overlap with PR121.
Pacific Contrast Reappears after Fading
The 64-second altered source record shows contrast fading, reappearing, then remaining generally centered as the sensor pans and zooms.
Pacific Zoom into Fading Contrast
A 53-second altered source clip zooms into a centered contrast area before it gradually loses distinctiveness against the background.
Pacific Track, Fade and Return
The 28-second altered source clip moves from centered contrast to a leftward track, background fade, then a renewed centered track.
Multiple Apparent Lights in Low-Light Footage
A 2:32 hand-held recording pans among several apparent light sources, repeatedly bringing them into and out of the frame.
Repeated Tracking of an Apparent Light
The 2:29 altered source record repeatedly tracks an apparent light source, with several short intervals where no content is shown.
FD-302, “Dark Triangle with Lights,†2011
FBI Interview: Dark Triangle with Lights
An April 2025 FD-302 records two former service members describing a 2011 incident later represented in an FBI digital rendering.
Dark Triangle with Lights — Digital Rendering
This FBI digital rendering shows a person looking toward a dark triangular object with three lights, based on the account in FBI-UAP-D028.
FD-302, “Airborne Lights and Triangle,†2002, 2023-2024
FBI Interview: Lights, Triangle and Multiple Years
A 2024 FD-302 records a former military pilot’s accounts from 2002 and 2023-2024, with a linked FBI digital rendering.
Airborne Triangle over Bagram — Digital Rendering
An FBI digital rendering depicts a large dark triangle against the night sky, based on the 2002 first-hand account in FBI-UAP-D024.
Briefing Notes for Mr. Walter Elder
Walter Elder Briefing on Puerto Rico Incident
Briefing notes add weather, sensor capability and 21-minute radar-tracking details to the 1964 Puerto Rico incident.
Unidentified Flying Object Reported near Puerto Rico, 1965
Puerto Rico Radar and F-8 Sighting
CIA memoranda compare a pilot’s 1964 visual report with USS Gyatt radar data and consider a possible foreign intelligence link.
Diplomatic Cable, Brazil, November 20, 1963
Scientific Attaché Rejects Bahia Crash Story
A follow-up cable says the consulate found the alleged Bahia crash story unsubstantiated and cites an official Brazilian denial.
Diplomatic Cable, Brazil, November 14, 1963
Embassy Check on Bahia Crash Claims
A 1963 embassy cable checks sensational press claims against a reported weather balloon and notes that no crashed object was found.
NASC Inquiry into Bahia, Brazil Incident, November 13, 1963
NASC Inquiry into the Bahia Report
An FBIS wire and handwritten NASC notes trace the 1963 request for embassy verification of a reported sphere crash in Bahia.
Film Analysis of Unidentified Objects, 1953
Naval Film Analysis: Montana and Utah
A 1953 memorandum examines two earlier films using photogrammetry and luminosity analysis, while documenting confidence limits and recommendations for further study.
Air Materiel Command Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, 1947-1948
Project Sign Memoranda and Early Assessments
Air Force and AMC correspondence traces early threat concerns, balloon and celestial explanations, and the continuing absence of physical evidence.